UC San Diego

MEDIA
-Switching Gears: Rubens' Path From Tennis & Engineering to Photography Success (9/8/2020)

AS A JUNIOR IN 2007: Was a team captain and led the Tritons to an 18-7 overall record and a spot in the NCAA Division II National Semifinals... owned a 14-10 record in singles and a 20-4 mark in doubles play... earned All-America honors with teammate Blake Meister as the duo went 19-4 at the No. 1 doubles spot for the Tritons... notched an 8-6 record at the No. 1 singles spot and a 6-4 record at No. 2... played only one doubles match with someone other than Meister, going 1-0 at the No. 3 spot with Ramesh Thondapu.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2006: Went 13-9 overall in singles competition... spent most of the season at the No. 2 spot on the ladder where he compiled a 12-6 record... was 1-1 at the No. 3 and 0-2 at the No. 4 positions... partnered with Brent Molden and Kazumi Negishi during the season en route to an overall record of 15-8 in doubles play... was at the No. 1 spot on the ladder in doubles competition with Molden for six matches... was 2-0 at the No. 2 spot and 13-2 at the No. 3 spot with Negishi.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2005: Compiled a record of 7-6 in singles action during his first year on the UCSD campus... went 5-4 from the No. 3 spot and 2-2 from the No. 4 spot... compiled a 7-2 doubles record, while playing all nine matches with former Triton Bryan Swatt in the No. 2 spot on the ladder.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of nearby La Jolla High School... compiled a 203-17 overall record... led team to four straight CIF titles while going undefeated in league play during his entire four-year high school career... reached the semifinals in the Easter Bowl doubles section and advanced to the round of 16 in the Clay Court Nationals.

PERSONAL: Born September 2, 1986... parents are Paul and Diana Rubens... has one younger sister named Allison... Paul and Diane both attended SDSU, where Paul was part of the tennis team and Diana was a member of the gymnastics squad... is an Electrical Engineering major at Eleanor Roosevelt College...enjoys movies, board sports, and going to concerts and the beach in his free time.